As Louisiana's gubernatorial election commences Saturday, Republicans are hoping to reclaim the governor's mansion after an eight-year hiatus.
As Louisiana's gubernatorial election commences Saturday, Republicans are hoping to reclaim the governor's mansion after an eight-year hiatus while Democrats try to keep the coveted position in a state where Donald Trump garnered a majority of the votes during the last two presidential elections.
In total, 14 candidates are competing to succeed Edwards under a "jungle primary" system in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear together on the same ballot on Saturday. If no candidate tops 50% of the votes, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff on Nov. 18. The other major candidates running for governor are GOP state Sen. Sharon Hewitt; Hunter Lundy, a Lake Charles-based attorney running as an independent; Republican state Treasurer John Schroder; Stephen Waguespack, the Republican former head of a powerful business group and former senior aide to then-Gov. Bobby Jindal; and Shawn Wilson, a Democrat and former head of Louisiana's Transportation and Development Department.
Saturday's election also features a slew of statewide contests, four ballot measures and localized races, including all 39 Senate seats and 105 House seats, although a significant number of incumbents are running unopposed. Whoever is elected will take on the crucial task of replacing Louisiana's outdated voting machines, which don't produce the paper ballots critical to ensuring accurate election results.
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